I’ve been stashing wet wipes in my carry-on bag (and car, and junk drawer, and camping gear box) since my children were infants. Originally I used them to wipe poopy bottoms and scrape spit-up from baby chins, but I’ve since graduated to using wipes to remove milk moustaches and wash off grimy hands. For bigger kids, I recommend bigger wipes. Enter Action Wipes.

These no-alcohol wipes are 9 by 10 inches — more than 50 percent larger than your typical baby wipe. They are actually marketed to active, outdoorsy adults as “full body wet wipes for when you can’t shower.” Indeed, I’ve brought them on our RV trips when I can’t stand the idea of crawling into my sleeping bag covered with camping ick. Since the wipes are made with tea tree and eucalyptus oil, they aren’t drying, and can be used from your face all the way down to your feet, hitting everything in between.

I’ve got a wipe opened up on my desk as I’m writing this review, and the scent is sublime. If I imagine enough (and tune out my kids bickering in the nearby living room) I’m transported to a spa, thanks to the essential oils used in the wipe. Seriously, it smells that good.

I like that the company that makes Action Wipes, Life Elements, is a proponent of recycling. The wipes are thick enough to be re-used after wiping down — wash camping dishes, get grit off your bike, dust your furniture. The manufacturers even sell a mesh bag, where you can store used Action Wipes, then throw the bag in the washing machine to clean and re-use. (Yep, they are that rugged.)

The wipes are not cheap. A pack of 24 costs $24. However, I support any brand that has such an engaging and irreverent tagline: “Your face is not a baby’s butt! Don’t wipe it like one.”

Purchase Action Wipes on the company website.

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